1989 USC Trojans football team

1989 USC Trojans football
Pacific-10 Champions Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#8
1989 record	9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Smith
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)

1989 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
#23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was intended to start historic fashion, with USC set to play Illinois in Moscow in what was dubbed the Glasnost Bowl. However, the plan to play the game at Dynamo Stadium fell through, and the game was rescheduled at Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans lost the game as the Illini scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

USC won their third consecutive conference championship and gained their 600th program win in a victory against Oregon State. They played third-ranked Michigan in the Rose Bowl and won giving Larry Smith his only bowl victory as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 PM	#22 Illinois*	#5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 13–14	54,622
September 16	7:00 PM	Utah State*	#13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 66–10	50,249
September 23	12:30 PM	#20 Ohio State*	#12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 42–3	69,876
September 30	12:30 PM	at #19 Washington State	#11	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	W 18–17	38,434
October 7	12:30 PM	Washington	#9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 24–16	58,410
October 14	3:30 PM	at California	#10	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	Prime	W 31–15	52,000
October 21	12:30 PM	at #1 Notre Dame*	#9	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame–USC rivalry)	CBS	L 24–28	59,075
October 28	3:30 PM	Stanford	#10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 19–0	67,411
November 4	3:30 PM	Oregon State	#9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 48–6	65,430
November 11	12:30 PM	at #25 Arizona	#9	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	ABC	W 24–3	52,606
November 18	12:30 PM	UCLA	#8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	T 10–10	86,672
January 1	2:00 PM	vs. #3 Michigan*	#12	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 17–10	103,450
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio St 3 0 0 0 3 • USC 0 21 14 7 42 Date: September 23 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 69,876

Scoring summary Q1 OHST O'Morrow 45 yard field goal OHST 3–0 Q2 USC Galbrath 3 yard pass from Foley (Rodriguez kick) USC 7–3 Q2 USC Jackson 87 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 14–3 Q2 USC Galbrath 11 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 21–3 Q3 USC Wellman 19 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 28–3 Q3 USC Wellman 17 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 35–3 Q4 USC Royster 1 yard run (Rodriguez kick) USC 42–3

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 0 10 0 8 18 Washington St 7 3 7 0 17 Date: September 30 Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA Game weather: Overcast Source: [1]

Scoring summary 1 WSU Stallworth 77-yard pass from Garcia (Hanson kick) WSU 7-0 2 USC Rodriguez 33-yard field goal WSU 7-3 2 WSU Hanson 23-yard field goal WSU 10-3 2 USC Jackson 8-yard pass from Ervins (Rodriguez kick) Tied 10-10 3 WSU Broussard 49-yard pass from Garcia (Hanson kick) WSU 17-10 4 0:04 USC Ervins 2-yard pass from Marinovich (Marinovich to Wellman pass) USC 18-17

Notre Dame

Statistics

• Receiving: John Jackson 14 receptions, 200 yards, TD

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 • USC 0 10 3 6 19 Date: October 28 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 67,411 Television network: Prime

Scoring summary Q2 USC Rodriguez 28 yard field goal USC 3–0 Q2 USC Ervins 9 yard run (Rodriguez kick) USC 10–0 Q3 USC Rodriguez 25 yard field goal USC 13–0 Q4 USC Holt 5 yard run (pass failed) USC 19–0

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Junior Seau	Linebacker	1	5	San Diego Chargers
Mark Carrier	Safety	1	6	Chicago Bears
Dan Owens	Defensive End	2	35	Detroit Lions
Tim Ryan	Defensive End	3	61	Chicago Bears
William Schultz	Guard	4	94	Indianapolis Colts
Leroy Holt	Running Back	5	137	Miami Dolphins
Scott Galbraith	Tight End	7	178	Cleveland Browns
Aaron Emanuel	Running Back	7	191	New York Giants
Brad Leggett	Center	8	219	Denver Broncos
Ernest Spears	Defensive Back	10	216	New Orleans Saints